What the archaeological record reveals about epidemics throughout history – and the human response to them

The previous pandemics to which people often compare COVID-19—the influenza pandemic of 1918, the Black Death…

New lithium-rich Cepheid discovered in the Milky Way

Italian astronomers have reported the discovery of a new lithium-rich galactic Cepheid star, identified by high-resolution…

Don't count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling

The New South Wales government plans to release two million native fish into rivers of the…

Rethinking our built and open spaces after a pandemic

Keep six feet away from others. Avoid crowds. Stay home. Click here for original…

Candidates who use humor on Twitter may find the joke is on them

Political candidates’ use of humor on social media could sometimes backfire on them with potential supporters,…

48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation in the Sri Lankan rainforest

Archaeological excavations deep within the rainforests of Sri Lanka have unearthed the earliest evidence for hunting…

The search for nature in times of crisis and beyond

As a fellow hiker took a picture of the extremely faint Manhattan skyline stretched out beyond…

Solar Orbiter’s first close approach to the Sun

On June 15 2020, ESA’s new Sun-explorer Solar Orbiter reached its first perihelion, the point on…

Tiny sand grains trigger massive glacial surges

About 10 percent of the Earth’s land mass is covered in glaciers, most of which slip…

Brazil drives increase in worldwide forest loss

Primary forest destruction contributed carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to 400 million cars last year, as tree…